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Greek scholar."— Charles Reade, on the Coming Man. 

The type-writer affords the best possible drill in spelling, punctuation 
and capitalization, not to speak of composition and forms of business cor- 
respondence, etc. Moreover, as Charles Reade says, a knowledge of type- 
writing, especially if coupled with shorthand, is a valuable trade or profession. 
Many schools throughout the country are already taking it up. Send for cir- 
cular. 

WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 

38 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES 



ADAPTED TO 



Standard Phonography 



BY 



Geo. W. Hall, 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



COPYRIGHTED. 

MAY 16 1887/ 



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King, Fowle & Katz, Printers. 

1887. 



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(Photo-Litho), 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 



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PREFACE 



The phrases contained in this book have been taken from a large num- 
ber of note-books extending over a period of about five years. It has been 
my endeavor throughout to select those of most frequent occurrence, and to 
also include a few odd phrases, showing the advantage to be gained by the 
practice of omitting words, hooks, etc., in order to secure a desirable 
phrase, also in contracting frequent occurring phrases and words, and Ftill 
retain legibility. Some of the phrases, on account of their very frequent 
occurrence, will be found contracted to a considerable extent. These I have 
used in my practice for a number of years, and whoever may feel inclined to 
adopt them will find them of great advantage in taking notes from very rapid 
dictators. Although some of the phrases may not come within the general 
practice of every amenuensis, I think if they are thoroughly studied and the 
frequent occurring ones memorized, they will lead to a good understanding 
of proper phrase-writing, especially in commercial matter. 

The stenographic portion of this work is a fac-simile, consequently the 
characters are more or less imperfect, including the examples of letters 
which are given here just as they appear in the average note-book after hav- 
ing been dictated and which are not contracted to any great extent. 

THE AUTHOR. 

Milwaukee, April, 1887. 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



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A. 

Able to adjust. ^ v 

Able to adjust matters \ A. _ 

Able to arrange &\ y^-^" ^ > — ■* 

Able to arrange matters V^ / V^ ^- j 

Able to ascertain C c 

Able to be _-S^_ \ 

Able to buy c r^ C ^ 
Able to come \ v X 

Able to collect * * C 

Able to do < X 

Able to do business V » C 

Able to furnish \ \\ 

Able to go e L C U 

Able to have \ ^ v> 

Able to hold *' C ^ 

Able to learn \ \r 

Able to make c c 

Able to make their V"-v V- \. 

Able to make our c ^ 

Able to make us or his Vo_ v^~fc 

Able to make a profit c r 

Able to offer V — ^ >rv 

Able to purchase C C 

Able to realize \v \s 

Able to sell * *•-- c/^~ 

Able to sell their * ^i 

Able to sell our X/"-\ \sT 

Able to sell them o I o V 

Able to sell you 0^-^ %s^ e ' 

Able to sell everything t& © \^, 

Able to take c c 

Able to take charge _\ \ 

Able to take hold C * — ~7 

About as good as \ -J_ 

About as much as /*" S"° 
About as many as 

About all there is ^° V^— 9 
About his business _ -/—^ 

About my business V, 
About our bui iness 

About your own \> ^"^ 
About our own ^ 

About their own q ^""J) 
About something 

About. us or his \ »V/ 
About such things _* 

About the market /Z 

About the market price. 



About the way 

About the money -*»-V 

"Vy "V" — v^_^ 
About purchasing^ 
About to purchase ; 

About ordering \ \ 

About to order 4^l. -yd^rlo. 

About selling ^ ^ ^ V ~ v \ 

About to sell •_ / 0-=i__ —/<- — 

About rendering ° 
About to render__ 

About that matter 

About that account. 

About your letter v -~ L-, 

About your order 

Above all v ^T ^^ 

Above our \ Vv 

Above the market y 
Above the market price 

Above cost * 

Accept his or us X 

Accept my, me or him ^ — <=> v> 
Accept our 

Accept the ^""^ ^""N 
Aecept ths 

Accept thr *' / 

Accept them _v>_ 

Accept my thanks \. ~f 
Accept our thanks _> \ 

According to the ^ r _^"""? ^-n 

agreement _ _ c f7!__ - ( 

According to his c ra 
agreement 

According to my c-' — >r— ^ 
agreement _ 

According to their *"] » c 
agreement — (-".""-?'' 

According to the contract c-0 «-«V 

According to his contract L L 

According to my contract c-^"^ c _/ 
According to the letter L 

According to their <~f - c n 

contract J -<rt •— 

According to your 7" *) 
contract ") 

According to the amount <r ^\ - 

of business .N 

According to the «""$] 

instructions vj 

According to my <"~ / '~" 5 ) Q „ c~^S 
instructions \J -cri/ 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



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According to their 
instructions 

According to your 
instructions 

Account book 
Account current 

Account of their 
Account sales 

Account of our 
Account of my 

Acknowledging 
the receipt 

Acknowledge receipt 
please 

Acknowledging the 
receipt of your favor 



c-i 

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Acknowledging the — ^ . --rV^ 

receipt of your letter A-p tru V 



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A day or so after 
A day or so ago 

A day or so before <_ ~| 
A day or so since 

A day or two after 
Advance in prices 

Advance in rates 
Advantage of 

Advantage of their 
Advertise me or my 

Advertise our 
Advertise your __ 

Advertise us 
Advertise their _ 

Advertising matter 
Advertise the matter 

Advise me, my or him L^— n 
Advise our 



Advise them 
Advise his or us _ 



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LA 

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A few days after 
A few days ago _ 

After business hours 
After buying 

After looking over 
correspondence 

After looking over the 
matter v - 

After looking over matters. 
After looking over papers 

After looking over letters 
After many inquiries _S_/_ 




After I have been 

After you have been Ci Kr\ 

After the matter o 

After the question 

Against his or us 
Against our 

A good deal of his 

A good deal of my __ L- 

A good deal of our d * 

A good deal of that _— L— 

A good deal of their •-> ? 

A good deal of your u. »_} 

A good many of his I s* 

A good many of us ' L^\_^S> 

A good many of my 

A good many of our «_• — n.^-n __•—> s_^-v 

A good many of your _-~r 
Agreeable to him *-* — "*~~f ^^ 

Agreeable to my e=-T c ~~\ 

Agreeable to you V— ^ V> 

Agreeable to your favor of C ~X c *"\ 

the 8th > G\ <V 

Agreeable to your letter <-* y c-^r 
Agreeable to your request y s*^—^ 

Agreeable to request <-t *^—*=> *^ 
contained in yours ^^^vL^ 

A great deal of his » 

A great many of bis xt _c-^~^- — p 

A great amount " 

A great change jc - ^" 5 &7 

Ahead of me, him or my ^ ^ 

Ahead of our . &V~^ €T\-~ 

Ahead of his orus ^ .« 

Ahead of you _rt> <S\\ 

Ahead of your y\ / * 

A just answer & \ <_p^ 

A just reply / 2< 7 ^s 7 

A just compensation cr \ &\^?~^' ( *\ 

All articles v* 
All kinds _ _ 

All are to be 
All are to have 

All that I can buy A > 

All that you can buv W-p -—"IS^ _ 

All that we can buy £ \ 

All that I can purchase « — ^ _>=r f \ _ 

All that vou can sell > S^ \ S~ o 
All we can sell _ *_-_T ^7> 

All you can sell Vv— _T"" "V\ 
All you have to sell \o 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



All there is 

All there has been 

All there is in stock 
All you desire 



All you wish 
All we wish 



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Almost always \s~S \ 
Almost all thr _ 

A long time ago 
Always am — 

Always be 
Always like to 

Always like to know 
A month ago 

A month or two ago 
Among dealers 

Among our people 
Among their 

Among them 
Among your 



An early reply will oblige »->. ' l. 

An early return of papers \a*L \a\> 

An early return of 
correspondence 

Another advantage 
Another day 

Another firm 
Another house 

Another kind 
Another matter 

Another thing 
Another class of goods 

Answering your favor 




Answering your inquiry ^p_ Vy£> 



Answering your 
communication V^c 

Answering your letter v -" 
Answering your telegram 

Answering your many 
inquiries 

Answering your letter 
ofthe4tb 

Anybody 

Any business 



T^y 



Any better facilities 
Any facilities 

Any kind of business 
Any trade 

Any kind of trade 
Any more than I can 





Any more than we can 
Any more than you can. 

Any more than we have 
Any more than you have 

Any of my 
Any of your 

Any of their 
Any of that 

Any one of their 
Any way 

Any way you can 
Any way you have 

Any way there is 
Any way at all 

Any way possible 

Are herewith enclosed _ 

(See Herewith) -^ 

Are herewith attached \ 

Are herewith returned \ 
Are enclosed herewith J 

(See Enclose) 
Are referred to his or us 

Are referred to me or him-^. A — - A 
Are referred to them V" v-^ \/ V. 

Are referred to their 
Are referred to our 

Are referred to you 
Are referred to your 

Are respectfully 
referred to you 

Are you buying 
Are you selling 

Are you going 
Are you ready 

Are you willing 

As a matter of course 

As a matter of 
cousequence 

As good as any other 
As good as the other <a=a 

As early as possible 





As early as you can <\ h—-, \ 

As early as we can 
As soon as possible 

As many as possible 
As quick as possible 

As quick as you can o_ 
As quick as we can 



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A short period -3 ~0 

A short time _ -\/\ - ~ I — 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



A short time ago -? -p 

A short time since. L | 



As per attached 
correspondence 



(See >1ttac/j) 
As per attached letter 

As per attached 
memorandum 



As per attached papers <\ k "~ > 
As per his letter \ 

As per my letter <x / "^^o 
As per our letter 

As per your letter 
As per their letter 

As per his order 
As per my order 



As per our order 
As per their order 

As per your order 
As per instructions 



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As per my instructions o^ ^ <x 

As per our instructions V\^ ^~t\ 

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As per their instructions 
As per your instructions 

At any cost . 

At no cost - - \ — r^> 

At no cost to us 

At any rate - - \ - - O 

At any time , ( 
At all events 



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At a better rate 
At a better price 

At a much better rate than , 

At his expense \'~ pA 

At my expense £/n 

At our expense _ 

At their expense 
At your expense. 



At his request 
At my request— 

At their request 
At your req"uest _ 

At the same price 
At the same rate 



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At the request of thei 
At retail I 



At wholesale 

At retail prices IW- -\—y^\^~ 

At wholesale prices ' * . 

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At their store i n 
At our store _ L_ 1 _ 

At your store n , \j 
At my office. --]-- 

At your office u 



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Attach-ed — I l^'l 

Attach-ed correspondence , V_P 
Attach-ed copy 

Attach-ed letter . 
Attach-ed pa pers_uL U__ 

Average amount 
of business 

Average amount 
of customers 

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Awaiting reply 



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Awaiting his answer — v 

Awaiting his reply _ ^v- z>y^r_ 

Awaiting my answer 
Awaiting my reply _ 

Awaiting our answer 
Awaiting our reply _ 

Awaiting their answer 
Awaiting their reply 

Awaiting your 
instructions _ -^"X 

Awaiting your order (J *2 o 

A week or two ago — "Sv _ -/. e-Lr"^ 

A week or two before v/ v j__s\ *a— o 
A week or two after JL<. - - &C\-, 




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B- 



Bad account 
Bad day 




Because we have — & — 6\ 
Because you do \^- — y 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



Because we do e — © 

Because you would 1 

Because if there is 
Because it can be 

Because it cannot be 
Better kind 



Better day 
Better goods v/ 1 




Bills payable v /t\ s ' v * 
Bills receivableV ^trt V V^Y 

Bill of exchange C C X 
Bill book 



Better rate 
Better write him 

Better line 
Better way 

Better wait 
Better wait a while 





Bill of lading. Q/i c 
Book account V J <r% \ 

Book entries 
Book-keeper 

Bottom of his letter 

Bottom of my letter_^_2 _> 

Bottom of their letter 
Bottom of your letter__M - J! 

By express \ gv 

By mail N©*™' 

By American express 
By United States express 

By rail \ / \ 
By water— OC _ >!? 



By return mail 

By some other house_\v=r>/l 

By some other firm 
By the way of _ . 

By the way of your 

By the way of another line 

By the way of Chicago 
By the way of New York 



C. 



Call for our goods 
Call for your goods 

Call thr C 

Cancel-ed the order 

Cancel-ed his order 
Cancel-ed my order 







Cancel-ed our order 

Can you arrange . .<*-> /\ 

Can there be ^*\s 

Could there be "V— - 

Can we arrange 
Can you buy 

Can we buy 
Can you dispose 

Can we dispose 
Can you make - — „ 

Can we make J 

Could you arrange ^sq 

Cannot we arrange 
Can you say 

Can you tell 
Capitalstock 

Car of coal 
Car of corn 

Car of furniture / _^ 
Car of grain c — c *\ 

Car of flour 
Car of wheat 

Care of his 

Care of my c ° 

Care of our 
Care of their 

Care of your 
Careful of his c— 7- 

Careful of my ^ — v —_ 

Careful of our <r— = c ^ 

Cashier o 7 

Cash business- —rr±. ^C 

Cash trade 7 y° ? 

Cash discount ^ ^^oAy **s 

Certain of his ch? *> 

Certain of my c/^- 9 <y^~-^ — -\ 

Certain of our 
Certain of their « 

Certain of your .__^ 
Certain goods <r "J 

Certain class of goods .___q_£> 
Certain parties o* <r\ 

Certain questions / 

Charge of accounts <7 ° - -/- - - 

Charge of anything 

Charge of his — / _-C2k. /_ / . 

Charge of my ,^^ <~^ 6 
Charge of our_ Z_ / 

Charge of their ) 

Charge of your. y 




COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



Charge of the matter 

Charge of the business /L 

Cheap article 
Cheap goods _ 

Chief clerk 
Chief business 



X 



4- ( 



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3-f 



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Choice assortment 
Choice goods 

Circumstances of the case*V* 
Circumstantial evidence 

Circumstances connected 
with the case _ _t- _ 

City of Boston P -Q-° 
City of Chicago 

City of New York T p 
Claim-ed _J^yi 

Claim for breakage f 

Claim for damage <=^-V- 

Claim for loss 

Claim for loss and damage <-£? c, 

Claim for leakage 

Claim for overcharge r f^~ - o ./ 

Claim for rebate . 

Clerk ^-/^ ^ xr ^- 

Clerical error 
Common carrier 

Condition of affairs 
Condition of his affairs 

Condition of our 
Condition of their 

Confidential v 

communication ^-| 

Confidential \J 

correspondence 

Confidential letter 
Conductor 

Consider him, me or my 
Consider our 

Consider their 
Consider your 

Consider the matter 
Consider that matter 

Consist of 
Consist of our. 

Consist of a good many P 
Contents noted 




Contents of my letter 
Contents of our letter 

Contents of your letter 
Course of business 






Course of a day or two « 
Course of time c — \ 

Copy of billing v Ht _ 

Copy of contract a 

Copy of letter 
Copy of receipt 

Copy of his letter 
Copy of my letter 

Copy of our letter 
Copy of their letter 

Copy of correspondence 
Copy of original bill 

Copy of correspondence 
attached 

Copy of instructions ■ 
Copy of invoice 

Copy of bill of lading 
Curtail expenses 



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D. 



Daily cash receipts \/- — > o I 
Daily cash sales V ^\i L- -, 



Daily pay roll 
Daily report 

Daily sales J^^jU-d 
Dare not V -CXtQ 

Dare not say 
Dare say 

Dare say there is 
Dare say you can 

Date of my letter 
Date of your letter 



Day after to-morrow I V^ if 



Day after day 

Day after day there ii 
Day before yesterday 




Day of the month 
Day of the week 

Dear brother 
Dear friend 

Dear madam *1 
Dear mother l-v- 



Dear sir 

Deliver-ed (the) order 

Deliver-ed his order 
Deliver-ed my order 



COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



Deliver-ed their order 
Deliver-ed our order _ 

Depend-ed upon 
Depend-ed upon it. 

Depend-ed upon his or us 
Depend-ed upon them 

Depend-ed upon me, 
him or my 

Depend-ed upon i 
you or your I 

Desires me to say \- 
Desires me to write 

Desire to say 
Desire to write 



Did you ask 
Did you desire 

Did vou say l • / 
Did you wish.!). j}rL _ 

Did not understand 
that, you _ _ 

Did not understand ^ 






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that we 



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Did not understand * f 
the matter 

Did not understand it so 
Did not undertake 

Different kinds 
Different parties 

Different persons I <\ 

Different varieties u X5_p L * 

Discount for cash I I 

Do you know b K * 

Do you think 

Do you think you can 

Do you think we can I ^ 
Do not think so 

Do not think there 
Do not think you can 



Do not think we can (, . ^r - ^ 
During my conversation /J _J_ > <rtJJ 

During our conversation n* — => a~ v \. 
During their conversation r^ I . 

During the conversation n (^ - fx> 

During the interview _ _ I I 

During my conversation ™ _ ^""V_ 
with him 1 

During that time *"C 
During the year _ - I L _ 

During that year ( ^-» 

During the latter part of 1 --]- —IA- v 



During the month 
During the week 

During the summer season 
During the winter season 

During the season of 1886 « 

During the entire season- U— - IT - n_v 






Each are / P 
Each will. !____ 

Each of his / Z. 
Each of my _f __„. 






Each of our 

Each of you or your 

Each of which 
Early part 

Early part of the year — ^ /^V, ~\ s~\ 
Earlier than V V J 

East hound rates ^ a 

East hound shipments^ y_ fc> 

Eastern agent 
Eastern branch 

Eastern house 
Eastern shipments 

Eastern customers 
Eastern trade 

Enclose-d 

Enclose-d correspondence 

Enclose-d letter /^~ 

Enclose-d papers v — f v. — »\ 

Entire business 
Entire control — 

Entire season v s /,. 

Entire season of 1886 rTLrrVfe 

Entire year 

Entire change 

Entirely beyond 
my control 

Entirely beyond 
our control 




Entirely different v 1 

Entirely the same 

Entirely in their hands 
Entirely a matter 

Entirely in their 
possession _ 



Entirely in your 




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Entirely their own 
Entirely our own 

Entirely out of the 
question 

Entitled to something 
Entitled to everything 

Entitled to some 
consideration 

Estimated cost 
Estimated weight 

Ever since 

Ever since you have 

Ever since we have 
Ever since they have 

Ever since that time 
Every season 

Every other season 
Every year 

Every other year 
Express purpose 

Express order 
Extra order 

Extra pains 
Extra pay 

Extra time 
Extra cost 

Except him, my or me 
Except our 

Except thr 
Except ths 



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F. 



First class 

First class business 



First class circumstances 
First class goods 



First class trade 
First class rate 



Following conditions 
Following list 

Following names ^ 
Following order _ _ . 






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v^—V—- 



For a long time 
For a short time 



For 
For 



longer time 
longer period 



For another purpose 
For the purpose of 




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For certain 
For collection 

For a certain purpose 
For his account 

For my account 
For his interest 

For my interest 
For their interest 

For many days 
For many years 

For my part 

For more than a yearV-/— vy v-*"~vi 

For more than a week 
For the purpose of youi 

For no other purpose 
For some reason 

For some time I 

For which you cair-^v — n ^y 

For which we can i 
Foreign markets V, 

Foreign consumption v~5^T^ ( /*!« 
Foreign trade 

Foreign traffic 
Freight business 

Freight matter 
Freight shipments 

Freight rate yi 

Freight train C V{ 

From other quarters 
From other sources 




^X~ 



From other parties 
Further consideration 

Further importance 
Further improvement 



Further matters 
Further notice 




©. 



Give-n authority 
Given an answer 

Give-n him, me or my 
Give-n them 

Give-n their 
Give-n his or us 

Give-n orders 
Glad to be 

Glad to find 

Glad to have <=-Vl 




COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 



Glad to have their 
Glad to know 



Glad to understand 

Glad to know that you ^-^ 

Good advantage 

Good as ever my «& 

Good business ^ 
Good enough 

Good as could be expected 
Good deal of labor 

Good deal of money 
Good deal better than 

Good for anything 
Good for something 

Good house 
Good property 

Good investment 
Good salesman 

Good interest 
Good year 

Good locality 
Good -times 

Good month 
Good market 

Good sales 

Great advantage —£ 

Great many cases 
Great many times 

Great majority of cases 
Greater or less c*' 2_Q 

Gross recei 
Gross weig: 




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Half rate 
Half tariff rate 

Has been received 
Has not been received 

Has been referred 
to him, my or me 

Has been referred to our 

Has been referred to them ^-/^ 

Has been referred 
to his or us . ' 

Has been forwarded 
Has been ordered 

Have anything 
Have nothing 







Have you any 
Have you some 



Have been received t ^^ k /\. 
Have been referred \5 ^O 

ver>.andok < » 



Has never been received 
Have never been received Q-^ 

Have been anxious 
Have been buying 

Have been ordering 
Have been trying 

Have been working 

Have to be careful ^^^^^ 

Have to be cautious 
Have more than I can do" 

Have more than 
you can do 

Have more than we can do 
Have your business 



Have your trade i 
Have your custom V^- 

Have your order *}« 
Hereafter you can 



Hereafter you will ^x^s- 
Heretofore you have wy 

Heretofore we have 
Herewith 

Herewith attached 
Herewith enclosed 



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Herewith enclosed | 
please find 

Herewith attached 
you will find 

Herewith I (we) attach 
correspondence 

Herewith I (we) 
attach letters 

Herewith I (we) 
attach papers 

Herewith 
attach memorandum 






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Herewith I (we) attach ( r"-v-^\ 
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Herewith I (we) enclose ¥>/{ ( /X> 
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Herewith I (we) 
enclose papers 

Herewith I (we) return / / v / 

Herewith I (we) hand you v-j/ X^ <~v 

Herewith returned ( ( 

Herewith please find U^/? J. 



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COMMERCIAL PHRASES. 




However it is 

However I can L. \_ 

However we can ^ 
However you can_* 

However I have 
However we have._ L_ 

However we ^ 

However they can _ ^_ _ 

However I may 
However you may 

However there is 

However there will be -\-- — v. _ /~\ 

I. 

I acknowledge , 

Iadmit-ted __ ,/_1 . _ 

I advise ^ -\_ 
I advised _^^_ _^_ _ 

I advise-d him or my y \^-~^ \^, 
I advise-d them _ _*?. _ _ _ _T_ 

I advise-d your / \ <= > ^~~ f~~ 
I agree-d ( 

I agreed with him S**~~^ -5~J 
I agreed with them -V; - 

I agreed with you ,£"£• f^ 
I agree with him — 

I agree with them ^ — C f- £/ 
I agree with you I _ 

I also would say v/*"} . sf*} 
I also would state i $ 

I also attach-ed /") / /") 
I also enclose-d _ _/ _Vr<_ 

I am acquainted v — > 
I am not acquainted . 

I am acquainted with their 

I am anxious .^rT^TrTTN _ -~^j- 

I am aware 

I am aware of the fact 

I am aware that 

1 am agreeable to your — \ 

I am agreeable to their v — ^— - . \, — a ' 
I am authorized \ _ _ tf 

I am authorized to say s ^~~ < ) \ v~* 
I am able to give them d X—* 

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I am able to quote you \__— n V_n 

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am pleased to learn v 
am pleased to hear 

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am in receipt of papers ^~\ 
am in receipt of letters K^ 

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your letter J -aHb 

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am pleased to 
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am perfectly satisfied V V 

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am sorry to inform you 
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am very thankful 

am very much pie 
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attach herewith papers 

attach herewith ^ 
correspondence - -1 — 

attach herewith (. — o 
memorandum 

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beg to say 

beg to reply 
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beg to acknowledge the^ 
receipt of your favor V_ a 

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I beg to inform you 

I believe you have \ -\ 
I believe they have \ > 

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I can buy / ? 

1 cannot buy V' 

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I enclose-d you ( 

I enclose herewith ^—^f 
correspondence V — ° 

I enclose herewith letters 
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I fear you will think 

I find upon investigation 

I gave orders 

I guess that you will 

I guess that you can 
I guess that we can 

I had a chance a a 

I had occasion — — |_ - _j_ 

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I have bought o^ _ 

I have paid l\» 

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I have no doubt you will 

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I have received their 



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I have received papers {f^Cc\ 
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I hear thr 

I heard you were 

I herewith enclose 
I herewith hand you 

I herewith attach 

I herewith attach order 




I herewith attach 
correspondence 

I hold his receipt 
I hold your receipt 

I hold letter 
I hold orders 

I hold papers 

I hold correspondence \ 

I hope you can 
I hope we can 

I hope you will 
I hope they will 

I hope you may be able to 
I hope we may be able to 

I hope to be able to . 

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I intend-ed to write you_^ ./I ) 
I intend-ed to return ^T__ _ _ 




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I intend-ed to say *~+^ 
I just returned J. 

I know thr 

I know there is 

I may be there v*— " "**•> 
I notice you have 

I notice they have ^ — a 
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I presume thr 
I presume likely 

I presume matters will 
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I received your favor 
I received your letter . 

I received your order 
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I regret very much 
I see they have 

I see you have 
I seethr 

I shall be absent 
I shall be away 

I shall be back 
I shall return 

I shall be ordering" 
I shall be buying 

I shall be glad 
I shall be pleased 

I shall be glad to 
have you 

I shall be pleased to 
have you 

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I suppose you can 
I suppose we can 

I suppose there will be 
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I took occasion to say 
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will sell _ V _ _ N ^ 



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would ask you _ 

would ascertain .. 
would answer _ \ 



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1 would be pleased to 
have you 



I would consider it a favor 1^ b 



I would rather 

I would refer i^V. 
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I would respectfully 
refer you 



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I would request 

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I write to ask you 

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If all of your 
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If all of his 

If all such matters 

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If you are correct 

If I am correct 

If there is anything 

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If there is anybody 

If there is nobody 

If there is no more than 

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In answer to your letter ^C . 

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with your - ~ (- -^"^ ( 

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with your 

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with your 

In strict compliance 
with your 

In accordance with 
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your instructions f '^^> <5q 

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In reply to your **-*. v- 
In reply to your letter y>ir\j 

In reply to their v. - " - 
In reply would say 




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In reply would state 
In every respect 

In every other respect 
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Inter-State Commerce 

Inter-State Commerce Bill ""x <^"> 



Inter-State 
Commerce Law 



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In transit rate 



Inter-State « 

Commerce Commission T_tfTb <ot MLjd 

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It appears to us 
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It begins 

It began 

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It claims 

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communication 







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your letter 



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correspondence er\ — ° 

Just received 
your instructions 

Just received your order 
Just returned home 

Just returned from thr 
Just say so 

Just taken 
Just in time 

Just decided 
Just came 






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Kindly attach ~/"l 
Kindly enclose !. 



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correspondence _ _ _\7_ 

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Kindly advise _ _ \ T_ _ _ 

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regarding 

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Kindly reply 

Kindly return 
correspondence 

Kindly return papers 
Kindly say 

Kindly say whether 
Kindly write 

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Know about ths 
Know about you v_^v 

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Largest place -/- ^ 

Largest town ^° 
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Letter of introduction 

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Might be s*~t*~-A 
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Might mention 

Might think ^~> 

Minimum charge V 

Minimum cost 
Minimum price 

Minimum weight 
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Mixed rate 
Monthly report 

Monthly statement -— > 
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Mucb of your 
Much pleased 

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My dear sir 
My dear friend 

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My favor to your n JJ 

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My order ^ — ^__. 

My part ^\s0n~ 

My portion / s — s\ 

My question \j 

My reason ' 

My reason for doing 

My theory 

My way in the matter 





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Name of the firm 
Name of the house 

Name of your 
Name of their 



Natural consequence 
Natural expenses 

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Nearer your Vi 

Nearer my c^" 
Nearer thr 

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Necessary charges 
Necessary delay v^Z? 

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Net weight 
Net earnings 




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Next time you 
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Next time we 
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No advance in rates 

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with the 

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No hurry in the matter 
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No more letters 
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North bound shipments 

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Notwithstanding thr 

Number of claims 
Number of letters 

Number of orders 
Numerous letters 

Numerous inquiries 
Numerous question! 




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Obliged to be 
Obliged to give 

Obliged to have 
Obliged to make 

On account of 
On account of the 



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On account of 
an understanding 

On account of another 
On account of being 

On account of doing 
On account of having 

On account of so many 
On account of our 

On account of their 
On and after that date 

On or before 
On all accounts 

On all questions /> 
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Only way 

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Original copy ' ^ 

Original correspondence *s7 ^A— ° 

Original letter * — ^ 

Original expense bill. 

Original receipt si \P 

Original order 'r\ 

Original shipment 
Or otherwise 

Our company 

Our first order. _"^s 

Our favor to you 
Our favor to them 

Our favor to our 
Our goods 

Our house 

Our instructions- ^yC^i I"\ J rtf»_ _ 

Our letter to you 
Our letter to their r^ 

Our letter to him 
Our order 

Our people 
Owing to my 

Owing to our 
Owing to many 





P. 



Paid him or me 
Paid our 

Paid them 
Paid us Nf 

Pay day 
Paymaster 



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Pay roll 
Paper money 

Per annum 
Per cent 



Per hundred weight 
Per hundred pounds 




Per thousand 
Per shipmeni 

Per week 
Per letter 

Per your letter 
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Perhaps we can 
Perhaps you can 

Perhaps you have 
Perhaps they have 

Personal action 
Personal account 

Personal affairs ty <\ 

Personal communication Q^< Qy^^JD 

Personal duty \ ^n 

Personal interview ( 
Personal knowledge. 

Personal letter 
Personal property 

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receipt 

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receipt and oblige 

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personal duty <\ a <\ 

Personal expenses Q * <C-JL 

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Please accept our thanks a — 9 V- ^_ 



Please accept my thanks 
Please advise 



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Please attach 



Please attach letter 
Please attach papers 

Please be kind enough 
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Please let me know 
Please let us know whether 






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Please order <v ~ \s^ *^y\ 

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Please write me I K/A A 

again regarding * v-> — / \ 



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Post Office v v 

Post master \> V"^ 

Postal card 
Postal note 

Postage stamp 
Prepaid charges 

Prepaid receipt 
Promisory note 

Promise- d to go 
Promised to pay 



Promise-d to write 
Promise-d to let me know 



Public matters 
Public property 



Public servant 
Public service 



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Quality of paper u£> 

Quantity of goods 
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Quite agree -£■ 

Quite as well as J"_ 

Quite a 8 much as 
Quite certain 

Quite certain there is 
Quite clear 





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Quite plain 

Quite probable ->y irO 

Quite sure \ — ' 

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Railway 

Railroad ag*nt 
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Railway carriage 

Railroad station - A 
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Real estate />-^f 

Real estate broker JiL _ 

Real estate agent 
Receiver 

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Receive our letter />/""V 

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Recieve my order 

Receive your 
communication 



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instructions '"9r" 

Receive my instructions P p_^ JP 
Receive your favor /V^o s^\. 

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circumstances 

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attached letter 

Referring to attached 
correspondence 

Referring to 
attached papers 

Referring to attached 
memorandum 

Referring to his letter 
Referring to my letter 

Referring to our letter 
Referring to their letter 

Referring to your letter 
Referring to your order 

Referring to 
correspondent 

Referring to corres- 
pondence attached 

Referring to enclosed 
correspondence 

Referring to enclosed 
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Regarding your letter,- 



Referring to enclosed 
papers 

Regarding bis letter .•V"" 

Regarding my letter 
Regarding their letter 

Regarding the matter yt 
Regarding the business/ V* N 

Regarding corres- 
pondence attached 






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papers 




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Relating to the subject 

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Relating to our 

Relating to the matter 
Relating to their 

Relative to action 
Relative to business 

Relative to 
correspondence 

Relative to corres- , ^~~~f 
pondence attached C^ 

Relative to papers 
attached 

Relative to your letter - ^V"" 
Relative to their letter <^V (. 



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Relative to the business 



Relative to shipments >1 
Relative to claim ^""V 

Relative to their claim 
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Remember that we 
Remember there is. 




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Respecting the matter-- 

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Retail prices ^~ c \-\ 

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Return letters 
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Return order 
Return mail 



Return enclosed 
correspondence 




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Right away 



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Satisfy-ied us or his 
Satisfy-ied them 

Satisfy-ied you 
Satisfy-ied your _ . 

Satisfy-ied their 
Satisfactory manner 

Satisfactory proof 
Satisfactory way 



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Satisfied with our p^o v 
Satisfied with your. .|_ V. _ 

Satisfied with their ^ f s~\ 
Selling off ._ P_ 

Selling price ^__r\"Ny 
Seems to be ( 

Seems to have been 
Several days ago 

Several months ago 
Several years ago 

See his letter 
See my letter 

See my letter of the 8th 
See their letter 

See what can be done 
Shall be glad 

Shall be pleased ) i , 

Shall be back - 

Shall be pleased 
to have you 

Shipping clerk 
Shipping receipt 

Shipping order 
Shipping directions 

Short period 
Short time 

Short in his accounts 
Short in their accounts 



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Some way 
Some other way 

Some time ago 
Some years ago 

Some reason for this 
Special order 



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Special rate 

Special arrangement JP ^\ 9 -^^-y 

Spring goods 
Spring opening 

Spring shipments 
Spring trade 

State of affairs 
State of New York 




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Still in business 

Still in effect 
Still in force 

Still under investigation /f^ J *' \ ~V 
Subject to correction _ r. . , 

Subject to his order 
Subject to my order 

Subject to our order 
Subject to their order 

Subject to your order 
Subject to his approval 

Subject to my approval 
Subject to our approval 

Subject to their approval 
Summer and winter 



Summer goods 
Summer opening 

Summer prices 
Summer rates 




Summer trade 

Sum and substance <T*' 



Take advantage 
Take advantage of 

Take adyantage of their 
Take Uiis occasion 



Take this way 
Take this matter 

Take the matter 
Take matters up 

Tariff rate 
Tariff sheet 



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receipt of this V-^-^^J ^<r£, V-*S\ 

That matter r, £ 

That property 

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The first time thr 

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The reason of your k^.. ]/ is f 

The reason of my 
The reason of their 

That time of the year 
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Think matters over 
This matter 

This order 
This property 

This proposition 
This time of the year 

This time you have 
This time we have 





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To be ordered 



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To be transported .V^^/OS- 

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Took possession .— 

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KEY TO PAGE 27. 

Smith, Brown & Co., Detroit, Mich. 

Your favor of the 8th inst. with price list received. I am unable at pres- 
ent to go to New York for the selection of my stock and believe it unnecessary, 
as I am willing to leave the selection to yourselves. I enclose orderto which 
you will please give your earliest attention and forward with as little delay 
as possible as per shipping directions attached. Send only choice goods and 
draw at pleasure, deducting the usual discounts. I beg to refer you to Messrs. 
Allen, King & Co. 

To Our Patrons: 

It is with some feelings of regret that we announce to our friends the 
relinquishing of our interest in this business with the expiration of this pres- 
ent month. Our stock and premises will be at that time, May 2d,' 1884, 
transferred to Messrs. Johnson & Brown, whom we cheerfull}' present to your 
notice and feel it our duty to recommend them for a continuation of your 
confidence. Both of these young men are from the North and have been 
clerks with us for several years past, and are in every way efficient and 
capable to continue the business. 



Walter Doolittle & Co., Chicago', III. 

Mr. Franklin handed us your letter of the 25th inst., in which you ask the 
market report on apples, also expenses attending them, to which we reply : 
Greenings are worth at from $2.25 to $2.50 per barrel, hand-picked and care- 
fully packed. Our commission is 5 per cent, on sales. The usual charges of 
carting from boat or cars to store and labor hire in store, amounting to about 
6 cents per bbl., are additional. We shall be pleased to hear from you further, 
and will try to make satisfactory sales should you intrust us with your 
shipments. 

KEY TO PAGE 28. 

To the Directors of the Never-Pay Insurance Co., Omaha, Neb. 

At the instance of several persons of consideration and influence in this 
quarter who are anxious for the more general adoption of the admirable sys- 
tem of fire insurance, I am induced to make application for the agency of 
your company. Should I have the honor to be appoined agent for your com- 
pany I shall be prepared to give satisfactory security either in this city or in 



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New York, for the faithful discharge of my duties. Being attached to the 
profession of law and enjoying the office of Notary Public, I am led to- 
believe that my interest might be exerted to the advantage of the institution 
as well as those of the community and of myself. For any information that 
you may desire regarding my character and fitness for the office I solicit, 1 
beg to refer you to Messrs. Burton, Johnson & Co., of your city, and request 
the favor of your reply at an early date. 



F. L. Brown, Milwaukee. 

Referring to the enclosed correspondence relative to the rate on agricul- 
tural implements from Chicago to Milwaukee, I would say that there is a 
rate of 4 cents per hundred pounds being made, and I would say further that 
this rate is a straight billing rate, and if we are to have any of the business 
we must make same rate and treat it in the same manner. If you will kindly 
authorize me to do this I will send you memorandum of contract by return 
mail. 

Goodrich & Wagner, Racine. 

"We have this day deposited in the bank for collection 3 days' sight draft 
on you for 1,000 dollars, which please honor, and oblige. We are waiting to 
hear from you regarding the Chicago matter. 



KEY TO PAGE 29. 



Gay, Flower & Co., Sheboygan, Wis. 

Yours of the 11th inst. is received. We believe you can make a satis- 
factory selection from our stock and would like you to examine it if you can 
find it convenient to do so. If not, we shall endeavor to fill any order with 
which you may favor us. We shall require bank draft on New York for the 
amount of the order, or good references. 



Watson Gregg & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

I have recently leased a store in this place, which I am at present fitting 
up and stocking with a fine selection of fancy groceries, wines and liquors. 
Please oblige me with your price list and best terms. 



Rosenkrans & Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

We beg to call your attention to an error in your last invoice by which 
we are charged $140.50 more than the invoice actually amounts to. Please 
correct same and oblige. 



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F. L. Brown, Milwaukee. 

Referring to attached correspondence, relative to shipments of groceries 
to Nemeyer & Day, Oshkosh, and in reply to your letter of the 4th, would say 
that N. D. Johnson & Co., who ship to this party, have a grievance against 
our road on account of one of their men wanting a pass for his daughter to 
Chicago last spring and since our refusal to give this pass he has done every- 
thing in his power against us. Under the circumstances it would be very 
difficult for us to influence any of this business in our favor. 



KEY TO PAGE 30. 

F. B. Eddy Chicago, III. 

I wired you yesterday to let 250 cars of flour come forward for both lake 
lines and it would be promptly unloaded here. Both of these companies 
now promise to keep us clear of freight as fast as we receive it, and I think 
they will be able to do so without any doubt. We have plenty of room in 
the warehouses for unloading cars promptly, and I will see that none are 
delayed on tracks. Before any can get here all that is in our warehouses 
will be taken out. We had a boat yesterday and another one to-day, which 
will make room for at least 400 cars in the warehouses, so that you can see 
there will be no trouble about relieving cars. The St. Paul road have givon 
orders to their Minneapolis agents to receive flour now for these lines, and I 
think you had better give instructions to Winona and Minneapolis agents to 
do the same. 

Fox, Wheeler & Co., Fort Howard . 

We are in receipt of your favor of the 7th, and in reply would say that 
there is no such firm doing business in this city, but would call your atten- 
tion to the fact that we are prepared to furnish 1 the goods you desire, which 
we keep constantly on hand for the accommodation of our customers. We 
do not make a specialty of this class of goods, but we think we can give you 
as good an article as you can get anywhere else. We enclose herewith 
price list, and would kindly ask you to favor us with your next order. 



L. J. Porter Milwaukee. 

Please ship me immediately on receipt of this 100 barrels of No. 1 
Manistee salt. 



KEY TO PAGE 31. 

James Cook, Superintendent, Hurley, Wis. 

We have sold 35,000 tons of ore for next season's shipment— 25,000 tons 
to be shipped by lake and 10,000 tons to be shipped by rail. We expect to 



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commence the all-rail shipments about the 15th of February and continue 
during the year. If there is any way to push the work up there different 
from what you are doing, please advise us. It will be necessary to work the 
men for all they are worth in order to be sure about getting out the amount 
of ore contracted for. Of course if we do not succeed in getting out the 
amount contracted for it will be no loss to us. We will simply have to carry 
the contracts over for another year, which we would not like to do. I hope 
that you will have no trouble in mining a much larger quantity than the 
above. Do you think you will be ready for the rail shipments by the loth, 
without hindrance to the work already laid out? Let us know as soon as 
you can. 

Gentlemen: It is with deepest regret we inform you that on balancing 
our books on the 1st ihst. we found so great a deficiency, resulting from en- 
gagements which we had entered into with the firm of Landauer & Green, who 
became insolvent last month, that we were induced to submit our affairs to 
the inspection of our principal creditors. These gentlemen have, after a 
thorough investigation, consented to appoint assignees for the liquidation of . 
our outstanding debts, the sale of our property and the due distribution of 
the proceeds among our creditors in proportion to their respective claims on 
our estate. We hope that you will not object to this arrangement, but will 
immediately furnish the assignees, Messrs. Babcock & Co., and Foster &Son, 
with an abstract of your account current, for the purpose of having it com- 
pared with our books in order that the correct balance may be ascertained. 



KEY TO FACSIMILE ON PAGE 32. 

E. J. S. 

Yours regarding the complaints of the Hanford Oil Co., received. I 
have had an interview with Mr. Hanford, and his complaints are that the 
agent has not been supplied with the freight rates from Lindwerm, which I 
think probably is on account of his inexperience in the business and not 
understanding the rates, which any new man would be liable to have happen 
him. I think if Mr. Johnson would give him full instructions regarding the 
billing of freight from Lindwerm that there would be no cause for complaint. 
They also complain that freight conductors do not pay attention to him when 
he requests switching to be done. — If they are a little behind time or their 
time is close, they fail to do the proper switching. This matter, of course, 
you can readily adjust. Please take this matter up personally and see what 
can be done, as the Hanford Oil Co. are first-class friends of ours, and I would 
not like to lose their good will. 



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